New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-28
HOW We GROW.

The official report states that 4S3, 116 i'm
MIGRANTS came to this cointry during the
year ending June 80, exclusive OF the un-
known number that arrived from Canada
and Mexico The inability of the Bureau OF
Stats les to secure correct statements OF tho
movement OF immigrants across the Northern
and Southern borders has led TO the omission
of that item in the omcial accounts for tho
last two years, and in those yeas, estimating
from previous returns, it may be supposed
that at least $4,000 persons came in besides
those officially reported. Not including these.
however, the population OF the country JAY
1, on the basis Of a 2 per cent increase yearly
besides immigration, would be 81 1875 93l.
The general prosperity during the last seven
years, the low price Of food. and the great
influx of immigrants who are mainly adults.
and therefore tend TO add to the population
larger percentage yearly than the native
population, young and old included. 60 to
support the belief that the ratio of increase
has not been less since 1880 than it was
during the previous decade. when 1t slightly
exceeded 2 per cent yearly besides imnigr;-
ton. But some uncertainty Is by many
thought to attach to the census Of 1870, on
account of supposed inaccurate enumeration
of the colorcd population at the South. and
therefore TO the increase from 1870 to 1880,
which may on that account have been as low
as 19 yearly per capita besides Immigration.
II the rate since 1880 were not greater than
that, the population July 1 would still be
about 81, 275 900.
Tho production Of wheat is actually smaller
than it was in the year Of the last census.
when the population was 100000, and
from present indications the production OF
corn is not larger. There has been large
increase in the yield of oats and Of co ton,
and probably an increase exceeding that of
population in the supply Of beef, for tho
number Of cattle exclusive Of mich COWS has
increased from 23,OoO,OOO to $4,000, 900.
But the number of mich COWS does not ap-
pear from az icultural statistics to have in
creased moe than one-sxth. aga INST an in
crease of more than one-fifth in population.
This fact casts doubt upon some stats les
recently published rellting to the great in
crease in dairy products. The increase in
number Of sheep has been oily 2,500OOO
or q per cent against an increase Of over
22 per cent in population, so tina the sup
ply of wool from domestic sources appea r.
now to be somewhat less per capita thin it
was seven years ago. on account OF an in
crease in imports of wool and woolens. The
number Of. sw ne, according 10 Bureau sta
tistics, is Sun Her than il was in IL O. so
that, unless the figures Of the Bureau arc in
this respect deficient, the supply of animal
food in the aggregate other than beef must
be rather less per capita than it was In 1880
T. -
growth is unchecked. The production OF
cigars was over 81 last year for every in
nab tant, babis included. against 50 during
tho previous year and AS in the census year.
The production OF cigarettes has tic. cascd
to 26 for every inhabitant, against - for
the urevious year and only for tho census
year, and the consumption Of tobacco in other
forms has increased 10 3.2s pounds fos each